Trendline Breakout Trading Strategy

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#3: Two opposing trendlines converging to an apex. 
This is another thing I look for: 2 converging trendlines. The moment you spot this kind of 
setup, you should know a breakout is imminent.
How do you spot this setup? You will find instances where you have two opposing trendline 
converging to an apex. Because we are dealing with trendlines here, it is important for you to 
able to spot this pattern when it is happening.
What happens is that price is being squeezed into a tight spot. 
You will see price moving up 
and down and converging towards a single point. Its up and down movements will 
become smaller and smaller until it reaches a critical price, breaks out of the tight spot, 
and moves drastically up or down. Here is what I mean. 
 
The chart below shows an example of that. 
 

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Now, I really like this setup when I spot it because what follows is usually an explosive 
breakout . 
How do you take a trade on this setup? 
The best practice is that you should wait to see a candlestick breakout and close above or 
below the any of the two converging trendlines before you get into a trade. 
This is how easy it is to trade breakouts and mind you…these setups happen every single day. 
All you have to do is know how to spot them (now you do!) and have the patience to wait for 
them to form and then get in as per the entry rules. 
Ok, lets get to the rules, shall we? I know, this is the easy part. 
 
TRENDLINE BREAKOUT TRADING RULES 
Short Entry Rules 
#1: Wait for the candlestick that intersects the upward trendline to close below the trendline. 
#2: Place a sell stop order a few pips under the LOW of the candlestick. Look for reversal 
candlesticks like bearish railway track, bearish engulfing pattern, spinning top, and dark cloud 
to give you added confirmation on continuation of the downward trend. If not, just the close 
below the trendline should be sufficient. 

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#3: Set your take profit target WITHIN the previous significant “trough” 
#4: For short setup TL Breakout#2 (the pullback setup) wait for the CLOSE of candlestick that 
is: 
(a)
very close to or 
(b)
almost touches or
(c)
touches or 
(d)
intersects the broken trendline and may close above it
during its temporary upward retracement then place your sell stop order a few pips under the 
low of that candlestick. Look for bearish reversal candlesticks for added confirmation and place 
your sell stop order. 
#5: Place your stop loss a few pips above the high of the candlestick which you have placed 
your pending stop order 
Note:
(1)for TL Breakout#2 (the retracement) short setup, the use of reversal candlesticks is very 
important for entry confirmation. 
(2)if you can’t identify previous significant troughs to set your take profit target in the 
timeframe that you are entering a trade, switch to a much larger timeframe and you will find 
something.
This chart shows the TL Breakout#1 Sell Trade Setup 
And this is the TL Breakout#2 Sell Trade Setup (the pullback setup) 

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